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Louise Glück, 1943-2023 [by David Lehman]
Last week, on Friday the 13th, Nobel laureate Louise Glück, wonderful poet and friend, died at the age of 80. Louise edited The Best American Poetry 1993, and the experience of working closely with her— primarily by old-fashioned mail and the occasional phone call – was unforgettable. She took on the job despite a natural…
Fato Profugus | Stan Morrison
FATE A time-honored unproven source Of life’s blessings and misfortunes, Circular logic has found a safe place, Remarkably complete explanations Devoid of ideas of free will. FATE A venerated imponderable pathway, It’s open to all comers, but with a price: One is still accountable, regardless of claims, A smorgasbord of fables and speculations, So load…
Flinch | Maggie Beck
School yard bullies made you flinch made you flinch One day they will grow up to gain mid-sections stand over grease pits Life is ironic. The post Flinch | Maggie Beck appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
Academic Festival Overture [by David Lehman]
O, for a quaff of Provence after the fun of Brahms’s “Academic Festival Overture as conducted joyously by Leonard Bernstein baton in hand as if he’s dancing bringing back college days and drinking songs on bassoons and clarinets: it always lifts my spirits: ten merry minutes culminating in the all-time greatest rendition of Gaudeamus…
WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: APRIL 17, 2024
Tayi Tibble’s second book of poems Rangikura was just reprinted with Knopf. (The volume was first published in 2021 in New Zealand.) Tibble, from Wellington, New Zealand, writes a poetry that blends her Māori culture with the attitude and wisdom of a young Millennial or the elder stateswoman of Gen Z. (Tibble was born in 1995.)…